Cocaine admitted as evidence in trial of Dataram, others

The trial into the alleged discovery of 284 1bs of cocaine at the Diamond Housing Scheme premises of Barry Dataram continued on Tuesday with 272 pieces of the narcotic being admitted into evidence.

Dataram, his common-law wife Anjanie Boodnarine, Kevin Charran, and Trevor Gouveia, are currently on trial for possession of the cocaine for trafficking.

During Tuesday’s proceedings before Magistrate Judy Latchman, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) Officer Andrew Yarde continued his testimony, which led to the 272 pieces of cocaine being admitted into evidence after the request was made by CANU Prosecutor Konyo Sandiford-Thompson.